Nobody would accept a dog named “Gertie” from a Texas animal shelter for months.
“The sweet dog we called Gertie had been with us since June, making her one of our longest-stay dogs,” the Pasadena Animal Shelter said in a Dec. 7 Facebook post.
“None of us could understand why she was with us for so long. “She was an absolute sweetheart who loved everyone and always had that huge, ear-to-ear smile on her face when she saw you.”
Workers now know that “some things are meant to be,” approximately six months after the pup arrived at the shelter.
Because if this four-legged buddy had been adopted, she might never have been reunited with the family that adored her.
On December 3, “Gertie” was transported to an adoption event at Texas Roadhouse in an attempt to find her a new home.
“And when she did, a gentleman there thought he recognized her and made a call,” shelter staff said. “He was a pastor, and he called a family in his church who had been missing their beloved dog, Cookie, for a year.”
The family rushed to Texas Roadhouse, where they were reunited with their “Cookie.”
According to the Houston Chronicle, the Aldape family last saw their boxer mix in June 2021, before she escaped through a door at their Pasadena house. They sought “everywhere” for her before giving up.
“My son missed her so much we even got him a kitty,” owner Berenice Aldape told the newspaper. “He would say, ‘I miss Cookie, I miss Cookie,’ and I told him I didn’t think we were going to find her. I also told him we can never know.”
This resulted in an emotional reunion.
“There were lots of smiles, tears, hugs and tail wags all around,” according to the Pasadena Animal Shelter. “And now Cookie (formerly Gertie) is back home with her family.”
It was a true “Merry Christmas” moment, Aldape told the Chronicle. “We don’t have a lot of money for expensive presents, but even if we did and bought the most expensive things, we couldn’t buy what Cookie means to us,” she told the newspaper. “This truly was our Christmas miracle.”
Source: News Observer
